Baloch insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after checking their ID cards and offloading them from two passenger buses in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, authorities said on Friday.

The incident took place late on Thursday on the national highway in the Sur-Dakai area of Zhob district, said Zhob Assistant Commissioner Naveed Alam. The Balochistan Liberation Front — a banned outfit known for attacking the security forces — claimed responsibility.

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